CRUSHED is not another whining story about the African experience, even though the title may suggest as much. The title is actually an acronym for the strategies that Africa (the sub-Saharan region in particular), must adopt. if it is not to be face extinction in the medium to long term. The book precarious situations that this region of Africa has found itself, a situation foisted not only by the historical facts of slave trade and colonialism (as most texts on the subjects are wont to ever), but most importantly, the failure of the African states themselves to properly intercept their cultures, and how those cultures

clash with the ones they are trying to adopt adapt to.

CRUSHED navigates the tortuous terrain, delivering enough kicks in the belly to all stakeholders: chiefly the Africans themselves, the colonizers, the dominant cultures, the superpowers, the politicians, and least, the author himself! This book should refresh every reader. especially those who are ready to be objective and face some “Inconvenient truths, about the world…about themselves.